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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB1868

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 49, relative to self-defense.

Subject: Education, Higher

Description: As enacted, enacts the "Laken Riley Act of 2024," which generally prohibits a public institution of higher education from prohibiting adults lawfully present on the institution's property from carrying a non-lethal weapon for purposes of self-defense; allows certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 791

Last Action Date: May 1, 2024

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

8 sponsors: Joseph Hensley (R); Paul Bailey (R); Janince Bowling (R); Rusty Crowe (R); Edward Jackson (R); Adam Lowe (R); John Stevens (R); Dawn White (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 24% (8 of 33)

History
Chamber Date Action
May 1, 2024 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 791
Senate Mar 28, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate Mar 28, 2024 Companion House Bill substituted
Senate Mar 26, 2024 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
Senate Mar 19, 2024 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate Mar 13, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
Senate Mar 12, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2024
Senate Mar 11, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
Senate Mar 11, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
Senate Mar 6, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
Senate Jan 25, 2024 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Jan 24, 2024 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate Jan 23, 2024 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered Apr 26, 2024 state link bill text
Draft Jan 23, 2024 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
SA0748 Amendment 1-0 to SB1868 Mar 20, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
03/19/2024 9 0 0 0 Yes
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Kyle, Sara (D) Yea
  • Lamar, London (D) Yea
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Rose, Paul (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Brent (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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